Films on demand
Ten Canadian filmmakers. Five filmed correspondences. Cinéma Public is proud to present Cinépistolaire, our very first original creation. From these exchanges of filmed letters, a unique cinematic space is born, where each person’s voice and gaze simultaneously listen to the other and unveil the self.
Homegrown cinema
Jo is only ten years old, has three sisters, a father who is very busy being unhappy, and an understanding, but strict mother. With her romantic soul and an imagination hungry for drama, she sets herself the mission of saving her father from work and misfortune.
Patrice Sauvé
Québec (Canada)
language: French
subtitles: English
105 min
The cinema of Philippe Lesage (online)
Within the walls of the Hotel-Dieu in Montreal, Philippe Lesage discretely documents the special relationship that forms between patient and caregiver, highlighting the vulnerability of the individuals facing disease and the dedication of those responsible to appease them.
Philippe Lesage
Québec (Canada)
language: French, English
82 min
The cinema of Philippe Lesage (online)
Caught between the end of adolescence and the beginning of adulthood, Laurence and Laurence (Lou and Laylou, respectively) embark upon the summer of their seventeen’s.
Philippe Lesage
Québec (Canada)
language: French
80 min
Homegrown cinema
Germaine Lauzon, a housewife, wins a million stamps that she believes will bring her happiness and access to a world she’s been dreaming of for so long. She invites her sisters, sisters-in-law and neighbors to a stamp collage party.
René Richard Cyr
Québec (Canada)
language: French
subtitles: English
102 min
Homegrown cinema
Aaju Peter is a force of nature. A Greenlandic Inuit lawyer and activist, she defends the human rights of the Arctic’s indigenous peoples and fiercely protects her ancestral lands. She strives to bring her colonizers to justice, both in Canada and Denmark.
Lin Alluna
Denmark, Greenland, Canada
language: Danish, Kalaallisut, English, Inuktitut
subtitles: French and English
91 min
